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The Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens  \n(NCLC) is used to assess abilities in the French language.  \nCanadian Citizen: A person who is Canadian by birth, or who has applied for and received Canadian citizenship.  \nConvention Refugee: A person who has been recognized as being outside their country where they normally live and fears returning to that country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.  \nDisplaced: Forced to move.  \nEconomic Immigrant: A category of immigrants selected for their skills and ability to contribute to Canada’s economy. Skilled workers, entrepreneurs, provincial nominees, and their spouses and dependents, make up the economic category.  \nFamily Class: A class of immigrants to Canada made up of close relatives of a sponsor in Canada, including a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner; dependent children; parents and grandparents; children under age 18 whom the sponsor intends to adopt in Canada; children of whom the sponsor is the guardian; brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, and grandchildren who are orphans under age 18; and any other relative, if the sponsor has no relative as described above, either abroad or in Canada.  \nFederal Skilled Worker: An immigrantselected as a permanent resident based on their education, work experience, knowledge of English and/or French, and other criteria that have been shown to help people succeed in the Canadian labour market. Spouses and children are included on the application.  \nForeign Credential Recognition: The process of verifying that the education and job experience obtained in another country are equal to the standards established for Canadian professionals. Credential recognition for regulated occupations is mainly a provincial responsibility.  \nWWW.PICTOUCOUNTY.COM  \nForeign National: A person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident. 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